Mixing-machine



c. CI4 MosHER. MIXING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, 1920.

1,364,401. Patented Ja... 4,1921.

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C. C. MOSHER.

MIXING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20. 1920.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

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Inmnhw UNITED- CLIFFORD c. Mossen, or LIMA, omo.

MIXING-MACHINE.

Application med March 2o, 1920. serial No. 367,339.

T 0 all whom t may concern Beit known that I, CLIFFORD C. MOSHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lima, in the county ofAllen and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mixing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to mixing machines for any materials of a plastic nature and consists incertain improvements in the construction and mode of operation of such machines.

The machine ,chosen for illustration as embodying the improvements is more particularly adapted for kneading and mixing macaroni dough but, as the present improvements are independent of the particular kind of mixing blades or agitators used, the novel features are applicable to any form of mixing machine in Which the operation is performed in a mixing trough or tub which Acan be tilted to discharge its contents.

More-particularly stated, the present improvements consist `in the construction of the trough itself, the way in which it is mounted for tilting, the means by which it is tilted, and in the means by which the agitators are driven.

The features of novelty Willhereinafter be specifically set forth v.in the claim, and

the machine will now be described with reference tothe accompanyingv two sheets of drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the machine, and

Fig. 2 is a front sectional view, partly in elevation, of the machine with the trough in its tilted position.

T represents the trough, composed of the cast iron ends c, comprising bearings d and e for the agitator shafts B and C, the cast iron saddle i, and the sheet 'metal walls t, which are double to form a jacket space fol1 steam or other fluid. Stuffing boxes f are provided in the ends c to prevent the material from leaking out around the shafts B and C.

The trough is pivotally swung upon a hollow frame journal surrounding the shaft A by means of arms or brackets m, cast integral with the ends. The shaft A is journaled in standards Z of the frame and lies below the `top of the trough and at a distance away from its wall, asl appears in n the shafts B and C are mounted the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4,v 1921.;

shown of the shape covered by U. S. Patent No. 1,019,976 to Oelman. The power to drive the agltator shafts is applied at both endsthrough gears and H -on said shafts respectively; the gears H are of greater diameter than gears G so that the two agitators will be driven at different speeds in different directions, whereby a more thorough mixing and kneading action is attained.

The primary power shaft is shown at P, and it drives the shaft A by its vpinion p meshing with the gear a on the sha-ft A. Either the pinion p or the gear a may be loose on its shaft and connectible thereto by any usual form of clutch, so that the agitators need not be driven while the trough is being tilted, but such a clutch is not esmixing blades or agitators F, which arehere l sential since it is o-ften desir'ableto run-'the` agitators while the trough is tilted.

The tilting mechanism consists of the vert1cal screws S, engaging nuts N, pivoted at n to the rear lower portion of the trough ends. These screws are detachably connected to the power shaft P by the following mechanism: A bevel gear J on power shaft P meshes with a like gear K on a vertical shaftL, on the lower end of which is mounted a bevel gear M, in mesh with a like gear O on a fore-and-aft shaft Q and detachably connected to said shaftpby a clutch R, the movable member of which is actuated by handlever Y throughv the sh Z land levers and links u, o, Vw and the rear end of shaft Q is bevel gear I, which meshes with a like gear o on a shaft s, running beneath the rear end of the troughparallel to the power shaft P. On each end of shaft s is a bevel gear e in mesh with a like gear d oneach of the screws S. Beneath the gear al', each screw is journaled in a sleeve g having trunnions la., journaled in bearings c of the frame base, whereby said screws can swing toward and from the pivotal shaft A, as is necessary when they are rotated to tilt the trough. To actuate the screws and tilt or lower the trough by hand .when the clutch R is thrown out, shaft s carries a gear n, which can be driven from a hand wheel Z through a shaft and pinion, not shown.

The manner of operating this machine will be evidentr from the above. The .trough being supplied with the dough or vother material, the agitators are driven in the manner described and, when the mix is complete,

`the clutch R is thrown in, whereby the vwith a mixing trough and rotary agitators therein, of a pivot shaft outside the trough, gearing connecting said shaft and said agitators,ua power shaft and gearing between it andvsaid pivot shaft, a Vertical shaftl geared to said power shaft, a shaft running beneath the trough, a clutch to connect said last mentioned shaft to said Vertical shaft, a tilting shaft beneath the rear end of the trough geared to said shaft running beneath the trough, tilting screws engaging the rear end of the trough and connected to be driven by and to swing around said tiltling shaft, and means to rotate said tilting shaft byl hand .when said clutch is thrown out.4

In testimonygwhereof I have hereunto set` m hand.

y CLIFFORD C. MOSHER. 

